SORTIE REPORT #7598
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑11‑11 225 712 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Synthetic Oil Plant Bombed: Two squadrons, plus two spare aircraft, attacked the synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, despite equipment failures. The formation was led on the Gee-H bomb run by the low group deputy,
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37843 ⇗ 547th SO*B ALEX
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jackson, Oakley Homer, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Calkins, John Bartlett⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lucas, Leonard Edmond⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Murray, John Joseph⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Senchuk, Paul Sam⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Ziner, Allen Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Phelps, James Norman⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Haight, Keith Rodney⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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